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TIL Thomas Edison proposed a giant phonograph be placed in the mouth of the Statue of Liberty so that it could welcome people to the US

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N1Q6 TIL that the Long Island Iced Tea originated during the prohibition era in the United States because when it was all combined it looked like a non alcoholic iced tea
QJ9Oa TIL that sideburns are not so-named because they grow on the side of a man's face. They're named after Civil War General Ambrose Burnside, who was admired in his time for his distinctive facial hair, even though today we'd likely refer to his style of facial hair as mutton chops.
jNWrR TIL Victor Hugo's father was a general in Napoleon's army. Victor's 1st novel was published when he was only 20 and earned him a royal pension from King Louis XVIII. It then took him a full 17 years to write Les Misérables.
9EVp TIL that the “pool smell” is not chlorine, but chloramines, which are created with the combination of chlorine and human sweat, oil, or urine.
mxgoO TIL Some of the oldest preserved female litterature come from poems by early Buddhist nuns in 6th century BCE (2500 years ago!). The women express their spiritual equality to men, and issues such as child mortality. They also discuss the role and abilities women in society